My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

However, Phil had been forcing himself to believe her these days, and Sherlock had no choice but to do as he was told.

After all, even if she refused, those people had plenty of ways to make her speak.

It was morning and Sherlock's door was pushed open by Phil.

"Let's go, Sherlock."

Phil said so.

"Go? Where are you going?"

Sherlock was very puzzled. She had been staying here these days and had no choice but to stay here. Was Phil saying this to test her?

Who knew that Phil saw through Sherlock's thoughts at a glance, and she quickly said:

"I'm not testing you. I've been busy these days and my staff is scattered. Today I finally replaced the people guarding this house with my own people."

She explained, and then continued:

"Today they are going to use the materials I asked you to provide to convict Orson. Come with me to the court now. There is still time."

"But...but aren't you the prince's man?"

"Don't worry about it. Anyway, if you still want to save Orson, follow me now."

Upon hearing this, Sherlock quickly stood up.

"Okay, let's go!"

Chapter 6: Rebellion, All Rebellion (K)

The Imperial Court, where Alsace meets with the Chief Justice who is hearing the Orson case today.

The white-haired and bearded chief justice stood in front of Arthas, his back straight, without any sign of cowardice.

"Your Honor, I would like to ask, why was Orson, who you asked for help with before, released today?"

Arthas suppressed his inner anger and expressed his doubts.

"The key witness said that the evidence is fake. If even the evidence is fake, how can I try Orson? I can only try Orson again after the real evidence comes out."

The Chief Justice explained this without worrying at all that Arthas would get angry.

"Also, Your Majesty, you know that you asked me to handle this case, so I skipped a lot of necessary steps. However, I really can't force you to distort the truth when the key witness is present."

"So, you chose to betray your emperor just because of your ridiculous 'morality', is that right?"

Arthas's anger had been suppressed to the limit and was about to explode.

The Chief Justice closed his eyes when he heard what Arthas said.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. To be honest, I still feel guilty for agreeing to your promise."

"Because a political struggle has tarnished my career, I would rather your Majesty fire me, so that people will at least remember me as a justice who did not commit any misconduct."

"Okay, you will never malfeasance again, you are fired!"

As Arthas said this, he tore off the scale-shaped brooch on the Chief Justice's chest, which symbolized justice, and threw it to the ground, crushing it into powder.

"Get out!" He pointed at the door and said harshly.

The Chief Justice said nothing and walked out of his office with his head held high.

Even if what awaits him next is a lifetime of poverty or death, he no longer cares.

Arthas stood there, and after a long time he adjusted his mentality and then headed towards the next location.

On the way, he met the men he had sent to investigate the betrayal.

"Your Majesty, the person who released Sherlock without permission was Phil."

"Phil?!" Arthas was stunned when he heard the name.

Phil has been with him for three years. He has always been capable and never asks too many questions. That's why he trusts Phil very much. When investigating the assassination of François, Alsace specifically assigned Phil to be in charge of the royal investigation team.

And now you tell yourself that the person you trusted the most betrayed you?

Arthas couldn't accept it.

He then asked:

"Have you found them? If they're alive, I'll find them. If they're dead, I'll find their bodies!"

"Report... The people were indeed found, but just now, they entered the Imperial College..."

"Imperial College..."

When Arthas heard these four words, they coincided with the place he was going next.

"It seems that there are really a lot of people who can't stand me."

He said so.

After Elsa and the court magician were driven away, they were taken to the Imperial Academy to hide. Now Phil, who had betrayed her, also took Sherlock to hide in the Imperial Academy.

The Imperial College has now become a refuge for political prisoners, right?

However, the nature of the Imperial Academy meant that Arthas was unable to do anything to them in the short term.

The Imperial Academy nominally belongs to the empire, but in reality the royal family has no control over it at all. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a country within a country.

Without the permission of the Imperial Academy, outsiders had no way of entering the Imperial Academy, not even the royal army.

Moreover, under the current circumstances, the Imperial Academy really has the capital to do so.

Faced with the pressure from all forces, Arthas dispersed his troops and elite troops. The army in Saint Laurent City had little reserve combat power except for ensuring absolute control of the city.

This is especially true for mid-to-high-end combat capabilities.

The combat effectiveness of the teachers in the Imperial Academy is generally between level five and seven, and there are even many at level eight. Coupled with the large number of students, their combat effectiveness is not bad at all. If a real fight breaks out, the army of Saint Laurent City will definitely not be able to break in.

Helplessly, he could only go to the Imperial Academy in person and use his status as emperor to force the Imperial Academy to make concessions.

……

Imperial College, in the dean's office.

At this moment, Arthas was sitting on the sofa with a cup of hot tea on the coffee table in front of him, as if reminding Arthas not to be impatient.

Arthas looked at Luca who was sitting at his desk and said with a smile:

"Dean Luca, I haven't been back here for a long time. Under your management, the Imperial College has really been thriving recently."

"No, no, your majesty is joking." Luca listened to Arthas' polite words without any sense of happiness.

Of course he knew why Arthas came here. The most they would do was chat for a while, reminisce about the past, get close to each other, and then they would each confess their purpose.

"Your Majesty, it is truly an honor for you to visit the Imperial Academy despite your busy schedule."

"Haha, after all, I am also a student of the Imperial College and have served as the student union president. I have always had a very good impression of the Imperial College. As for what you said, I came here in your busy schedule to solve some problems."

"Oh?"

Seeing Arthas get straight to the point, Luca prepared to play dumb.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean? If there is anything we can do to help Your Majesty, we will definitely do our best to help."

"Of course, there is definitely something you can do to help me."

Arthas said:

"Previously, the Imperial Court tried a case. Sherlock, an important witness in the case, appeared at the scene and was threatened by a subordinate who betrayed me. He gave contrary testimony, which brought our trial of the criminal to a standstill. I came here to take these two people away. I heard that they had come to the Imperial Academy for refuge before, right?"

Hearing what Arthas said, Luca frowned and tried to think hard. After pondering for a long time, he shook his head.

"Your Majesty, this Shylock you mentioned... I really don't know him. As for the other subordinate who betrayed you, I have never heard of him either."

"Then I'll change someone else."

Of course Arthas knew that Luca wouldn't agree so easily.

After all, the other party has already taken in Sherlock, Phil, and Elsa and others, so they must be ready to challenge me.

"Elsa, the Elsa who murdered my father, she has returned to the Imperial Academy, right? She brought a group of disloyal rebels with her. You can hand them over, right?"

"…I'm sorry, Elsa is a student at the Imperial Academy. We have registered her and she is indeed on campus. Although it is a holiday now, we will not stop students from staying on campus. As for the others, I don't have any information to provide, or rather, I don't know them in the first place."

Seeing that Luca had no idea what was going on, Arthas laughed out loud.

"Dean Luca, no matter how dumb you pretend to be, it's not like this."

He said this, looking at Luca with a hint of menace in his eyes.

"Let me explain a little more. I came to the Imperial College to discuss this with you as the Emperor of the Empire. Please know why the Imperial College can be named after the word 'Empire'."

When Luca heard Arthas say this, he knew that Arthas was a little unhappy, so he quickly comforted him:

"Of course I know that we will never forget the royal family's kindness to the Imperial Academy, but the current situation is special after all..."

"Let me say it again."

Seeing that Luca was still trying to delay, Arthas continued:

"As an emperor, my power is unlimited. The Imperial Academy's board of directors includes so many royal family members and so many people who are truly willing to support you. I think you understand. If you still want to stay in this position until retirement, don't make things difficult for me."

"Of course I won't cause any trouble to you, Your Majesty."

Seeing that Arthas was clearly threatening him, Luca's tone became much more stiff from the initial flattering tone.

"However, Your Majesty, you should also know that the reason why the Imperial Academy has its current status is inseparable from our efforts. Before everything is settled, the Imperial Academy will protect every student. Similarly, Your Majesty, as a former student of the academy, of course you can enter and leave the academy at will. You can find the 'suspects' you think in the academy yourself. As long as you can convince them to leave the academy, we will not stop you."

"So, those court magicians and the two people who betrayed me are not from the Imperial Academy. Dean, are you going to slap the emperor in the face in order to protect them?"

"Didn't you also lock up the Imperial Academy's most proud student? Isn't it obvious who is slapping whose face?"

Seeing that the talks had produced no results, Arthas stood up.

"Your Majesty, you haven't had your tea yet."

Luca said so.

Upon hearing this, Arthas picked up the teacup and then put it down again.

"It's not cold yet."

Having said that, he pushed open the door and left the office of Dean Luca.

After leaving the Imperial Academy and returning to the palace, the first thing Arthas did was to smash some decorations in the palace.

This action frightened the maids and guards so much that they dared not even breathe, for fear that Arthas would vent his anger on them next.

"Why, why is everyone doing the opposite of me!" Arthas shouted loudly in his room.

"Everyone doesn't believe me. What do they know? Do they know the truth?"

"I have been wronged before, too. Why do they all think I did something wrong when I was wronged, but choose to believe others when it comes to others?"

Arthas was very confused, and his heart seemed to be about to collapse.

But then, Arthas was hugged from behind by Rosaline.

After hearing the noise coming from the next room, Rosalin hurried here, but then she saw Arthas who was almost emotionally collapsed.

She said that she didn't want to lose, so after boarding the ship of Alsace, she had only one goal.

That is to keep winning, no matter what, this boat cannot capsize.

Arthas, the helmsman of the ship, is undoubtedly the key to whether the ship capsizes or not. Rosaline must take care of his mentality no matter what.

"Your Majesty, you are not wrong. They are wrong. They just don't understand you."

"Rosaline, can you understand me?" After listening to Rosaline's words, Arthas calmed down a little. Then he turned around and looked at the girl behind him, and asked in a low voice.

When Rosalin saw Arthas like this, even though she felt helpless and regretful, she couldn't show it on her face.

When she realized that Arthas's personality was not suitable for being emperor, it was too late.

When he was a prince, Arthas did everything that interested him and he did it quite well, so he was quite confident. The high-spirited Arthas at that time, just like Orson later, fascinated thousands of girls in the empire. It was also at that time that Rosaline fell in love with Arthas, who was ten years older than her.

However, when she came into contact with Arthas until now, she realized that Arthas's confidence and composure have always been because he has always been in the wind.

His ability to withstand pressure is quite poor.

Even though he has good abilities, once he is in a disadvantageous position, he will become self-doubting, self-stressed, and eventually collapse.